Galaxy Note 7 debacle may have hurt Samsung's reputation after all

New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- It seems the Galaxy Note 7 debacle may have been detrimental for Samsung after all. The company recently reported its highest gains in three years, and a Reuters poll near the end of 2016 said that the company's reputation hadn't suffered. Now, a new poll by Harris Poll, conducted between late November and mid-December, 2016, says Samsung's Reputation Quotient Ratings has indeed fallen.
According to the new poll, called the 2017 Reputation Quotient Ratings, the South Korean smartphone maker dropped by 42 places compared to 2015. Samsung went from number 7 in 2015 to number 49 in 2016, falling just in front of the US Postal Service, Macy's and PepsiCo. Amazon, Apple and Google took the first, fifth and eighth position, respectively.